The Lamborghini Squadra Corse SC63 will make its worldwide virtual debut in Le Mans Ultimate, the official game of the FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans next week (23rd July), with the sim racing community able to get behind the wheel of the Italian Hypercar for the first time in a PC-based game.
The Hypercar regulations have attracted the interest of automotive giants from around the world – creating a paddock of ingenuity and technological innovation – driving forward competition on track. The Lamborghini SC63 is one of the new breed of Hypercars, with the LMDh machine right at the forefront of the latest golden era of sports car racing.
Unveiled a little over a year ago at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the 3.8-litre, twin-turbo V8 Hypercar made its competitive on-track debut in the FIA WEC at the opening round in Qatar back in March, and fast forward to Le Mans the Italian team in their development season went toe-to-toe alongside Ferrari, BMW, Peugeot and Toyota in the biggest race of the season.
Now 12-months on, the Iron Lynx prepared machine will now go up against fellow automotive giants, this time virtually as the SC63 becomes the latest car to be added to the Le Mans Ultimate pitlane. The aggressive, yet beautiful design conjures up the emotion and flair of Italian passion and engineering, and the distinctive engine note, certainly makes the car stand out against its rivals.
The #63 black nosed car driven by Daniil Kvyat, Mirko Bortolotti and Edoardo Mortara in the FIA WEC and the #19 white nosed IMSA car which made a guest appearance at Le Mans piloted by Romain Grosjean, Andrea Caldarelli and Matteo Cairoli will both be available to players on Tuesday 23rd July as part of the 2024 Season Pass and Pack 1.
Before that, the sim racing community will be able to see the SC63 hit the track as part of the latest Le Mans Ultimate – Through the Fence test day on Monday 22nd July across the games’ social media channels – where throughout the day the community can see and hear the car ahead of its global release.
“We are delighted to unveil the Lamborghini SC63 and bring this exciting car to Le Mans Ultimate,” said Stephen Hood, CEO Studio 397. “To have the trust and faith bestowed upon us by Lamborghini Squadra Corsa is a testament to the hard work, passion and dedication from the entire Studio 397 team to produce some of the most accurate cars in sim racing. The SC63 team behind the car are some of the most popular names on the grid and we are delighted to have the exclusive first play of the Lamborghini SC63 in any sim racing game and to be the first car as part of our 2024 Season Pass. There is a lot of excitement about the SC63 – and we feel there will be outpour of enthusiasm for the car when it is released next week.”
Those eager to take to the track in the Lamborghini will be able to add Pack 1 to their wishlist on Steam ahead of going on sale. Those not yet on the grid can take advantage of the introductory Early Access game price of £24.99/ €29.99 / $32.99 right here https://bit.ly/LeMansUltimateOnSteam.
The base game features all of the Hypercars and circuits from the 2023 Centenary season as well as the classic LMP2 and GTE cars.
For further news, teases and updates, be sure to follow the Le Mans Ultimate social media accounts as well as lemansultimate.com.
